The team continues their road trip and needs to bounce back after their loss in the desert. Of course, Dallas is in the running for the 'Parity Cup' and needs to make up some points as well.

After 4 straight losses on the road, the Canucks need to change their ways. Seeing how it's been away from GM Place, the Canucks would benefit from home ice - at least in their first series. The Stars will be without Zubov and Morrow.

At this point in the season, it's just try to chisel away at 4th, or possibly 3rd and avoid injuries. It will take a meltdown of Canuckian proportions to fall out of the playoffs at this point.

I love the fact this is an earlier game. I actually get to watch the whole game. I think bouncing back in this game will be huge after the blow out against Phoenix. As sated above, the Canucks need to get the ball rolling on the road.

Might be a tough game to win.. Dallas is never a pushover and they will be playing desperate hockey. They still got a shot at a playoff spot so will be motivated .. Maybe this is a more important game to Dallas than the Nucks.. We will see who wants it most .. Luongo should be on top of his game.. and hopefully the rest of the team shows up I,m calling it as a close game.. with good goaltending.. score maybe 2-1 .. take your pick of winners. But think I'll stick with the Nucks.. Kesler with winning goal ( burrows next time

Cornuck wrote:At this point in the season, it's just try to chisel away at 4th, or possibly 3rd and avoid injuries. It will take a meltdown of Canuckian proportions to fall out of the playoffs at this point.

Ummm..lol that's opening up a can of worms there. Yeah I've seen that story before. ALA 2003 playoffs against the Wild...it was a meltdown ofCanuckian proportions for sure.

Tonight is going to be an entertaining game for sure. Nucks needed to end their road slump and the Stars just needing to win.

I must say the last few meetings against the Stars and Nucks have been highly entertaining games. I don't see this one being any different.

Dallas reminds me of the way we were last season down the stretch drive. Beat up with injuries, with a bunch of lunch bucket players who are working hard but without their injured players, they are just running out of gas.

When Steve Ott is your best forward, you are in a whole heap of trouble...... Is Mike Modano playing injured or is he at the end of the road?

Overall, another good performance after a crappy start. Great goal by Kesler the way he just skated around Sydor and puts it by Turco. I just hope we can stay healthy down the stretch and in the playoffs.

randymeeks wrote:Dallas reminds me of the way we were last season down the stretch drive. Beat up with injuries, with a bunch of lunch bucket players who are working hard but without their injured players, they are just running out of gas.

When Steve Ott is your best forward, you are in a whole heap of trouble...... Is Mike Modano playing injured or is he at the end of the road?

Dallas probably has less injuries than we did last year but they have lost all their quality players. Morrow, Zubov and Richards. Ouch. And they still aren't pushovers.

Modano is getting up there in years (same age as Linden) but I would still take him on my team. Remember that he was making less than the dysfunctional nitwit Avery...

randymeeks wrote:Dallas reminds me of the way we were last season down the stretch drive. Beat up with injuries, with a bunch of lunch bucket players who are working hard but without their injured players, they are just running out of gas.

When Steve Ott is your best forward, you are in a whole heap of trouble...... Is Mike Modano playing injured or is he at the end of the road?

Dallas probably has less injuries than we did last year but they have lost all their quality players. Morrow, Zubov and Richards. Ouch. And they still aren't pushovers.

Modano is getting up there in years (same age as Linden) but I would still take him on my team. Remember that he was making less than the dysfunctional nitwit Avery...

They are already over 300 man games lost compared to our 265 last year. So we were less beat up than they are currently